Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Sleep and Breathing Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI:10.1007/s11325-025-03339-7

Adalberto Campo-Arias, Edwin Herazo, John Carlos Pedrozo-Pupo

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Abstract

Background: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a brief instrument to identify sleep propensity. However, little is known about the psychometric performance of the Spanish version in university students. The study aimed to study the validity and reliability of the ESS in Colombian university students.

Methods: A psychometric study was designed with 465 students of health-related careers between 18 and 29 years old (M = 20.48, SD = 2.27); 66.67% of the students were women. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, comparisons of scores between men and women, correlations with insomnia (Athens Insomnia Scale, AIS), anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), and sleep hygiene (SHI-10) and sex differential item functioning as indicators of validity and Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were calculated as estimators of internal consistency.

Results: The ESS showed a unidimensional structure, similar scores in men and women, statistically significant correlations with AIS, GAD-7, PHQ-9, and SHI-10, without sex differential item functioning, and high internal consistency (Cronabch's alpha and McDonald's omega of 0.82).

Conclusion: The Spanish version of the ESS presents acceptable validity and reliability indicators in Colombian university students. However, these findings must be corroborated in other samples of Spanish-speaking participants.

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西班牙语版Epworth嗜睡量表的效度和信度。

背景：Epworth嗜睡量表（ESS）是一种识别睡眠倾向的简易工具。然而，人们对西班牙语版本在大学生中的心理测量表现知之甚少。本研究旨在研究哥伦比亚大学生自我评价量表的效度和信度。方法：对465名18 ~ 29岁从事健康相关职业的大学生进行心理测量研究（M = 20.48, SD = 2.27）；66.67%的学生为女性。进行验证性因子分析，比较男性和女性之间的得分，与失眠（雅典失眠量表，AIS）、焦虑（GAD-7）、抑郁（PHQ-9）和睡眠卫生（shi10）的相关性以及性别差异项目功能作为效度指标，并计算Cronbach's alpha和McDonald's omega作为内部一致性的估计。结果：ESS呈现单维结构，男女得分相近，与AIS、GAD-7、PHQ-9、sh -10的相关性具有统计学意义，无性别差异项目功能，内部一致性高（Cronabch’s alpha和McDonald’s omega均为0.82）。结论：西班牙语版ESS在哥伦比亚大学生中具有可接受的效度和信度指标。然而，这些发现必须在其他讲西班牙语的参与者的样本中得到证实。

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Sleep and Breathing 医学-呼吸系统

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

4.00%

发文量

222

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal Sleep and Breathing aims to reflect the state of the art in the international science and practice of sleep medicine. The journal is based on the recognition that management of sleep disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach and diverse perspectives. The initial focus of Sleep and Breathing is on timely and original studies that collect, intervene, or otherwise inform all clinicians and scientists in medicine, dentistry and oral surgery, otolaryngology, and epidemiology on the management of the upper airway during sleep. Furthermore, Sleep and Breathing endeavors to bring readers cutting edge information about all evolving aspects of common sleep disorders or disruptions, such as insomnia and shift work. The journal includes not only patient studies, but also studies that emphasize the principles of physiology and pathophysiology or illustrate potentially novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the journal features articles that describe patient-oriented and cost-benefit health outcomes research. Thus, with peer review by an international Editorial Board and prompt English-language publication, Sleep and Breathing provides rapid dissemination of clinical and clinically related scientific information. But it also does more: it is dedicated to making the most important developments in sleep disordered breathing easily accessible to clinicians who are treating sleep apnea by presenting well-chosen, well-written, and highly organized information that is useful for patient care.